African Journal of
Political Science and International Relations

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Pol. Sci. Int. Relat.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0832
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPSIR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 405

Full Length Research Paper

Corruption and voting in Senegal: Evidence from experimental and survey research

Kris Inman
  • Kris Inman
  • National Intelligence University, United States
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Josephine T. Andrews
  • Josephine T. Andrews
  • University of California, Davis.
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  •  Received: 27 April 2014
  •  Accepted: 29 January 2015
  •  Published: 31 March 2015

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